Spotlight on Flannel

Spotlight on Flannel

A list of engagements and the programme which is annotated by signatures and notes by the cast members.

1943

Two typed sheets on two album pages

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10.3.43. “Spotlight on Flannel” (Variety – Station Concert Hall)
11.3.43. “Spotlight on Flannel” (Variety – Station Concert Hall)
12.3.43. “Spotlight on Flannel” (Variety – Station Concert Hall)

16.3.43. “Spotlight on Flannel” (Variety – St. Leonards)

17.3.43. 2 Wing Corporals’ Party. (M.C. and Cabaret.)

[page break]

[underlined] “SPOTLIGHT ON FLANNEL” [/underlined]

[inserted] Henry [inserted]

Devised & Produced by Wallie Okin & Henry Howard

[underlined] FIRST HALF [/underlined]

1. “Ring up the Flannel” . . . Entire Cast

2. Bert Davies . . . Tenor

3. “Flannel in the Workshops”
1st Airman – Jim Cummings
2nd Airman – Henry Howard
3rd Airman – Reggie Peters
1st Waaf – Jill Winsome
2nd Waaf – Frankie Middleton
3rd Waff [sic] – Alma Bayliss
Instructor – Wallie Okin

4. The Flannel Cads . . . Phil Lunn & Wally Spence

5. Flannelette on Parade . . . The 6 Flannelettes

6. Sunday Flannel . . . Jim Cummings

7. Roland Schofield . . . Baritone

8. Flannelfeet . . . Reggie Peters

9. “Flannel Repeats Itself . . .
Victorian Man – Henry Howard
Victorian Woman – Jill Winsome
Modern Man – Wallie Okin
Modern Woman – Alma Bayliss

10. Diana Male . . . Soprano

11. Clean Flannel . . . Henry Howard

STATION ORCHESTRA
under the direction of
Sgt. G.C. Carter

Choral Arrangements
by Henry Fisher

[underlined] SECOND HALF [/underlined]

12. The Great “Flanno”
Flanno – Jim Cummings
Assistant – Wallie Okin

13. The Flannel Cads Again

14. “Joe Soap is Flannelled”
Joe Soap – Henry Howard
His Friend – Wallie Okin
The Dame – Frankie Middleton
Barman – Jim Cummings

15. Bert Davies & Roland Schofield . . . Duets

16. Mono-Flannel . . . Wallie Okin

17. “Flannel in the Cookhouse”
Orderly Officer – Jim Cummings
Airman – Henry Howard

18. Diana Male . . . Soprano

19. Wally & Henry . . . Flannellers

20. Flan! Flan! . . . The 6 Flannelettes

21. Spotlight Fades . . . Entire Cast

22. The King

The 6 Flannelettes:- Ivy Pratt – Joan Watson
Iris Mayhew – Pam Boyle
Gladys Roberts – Rene Snoecks

Directed by Ivy Pratt

[inserted] Thanks - Great Work Hen!
– Wallie

Cheerio Boys Edward Davies

Grand Work
Jack Higgins

Pleased to work with you Henry.
Walter G Spencer

I’d like to marry you
Jim

[signature]

At a boy Henry!
Alma Bayliss

With regards from the Fatigue Party
George

[signature]

What a whopper Henry!!
Frankie

Sorry I wasn’t in it all the time
Vernon J Vince

Hope to be with you in many more shows
Jill Winsome

Keep the Flannel clean Henry!
Best Wishes Diana

Heres to an excellent show
J M Eley

See you next Show
[signature]

Thanks Henry!!
– actually –
[signature]

Roses Red Violets Blue Sugars sweet so are you
Betty

We can ‘flan – flan’ the ‘Can Can’
Dodo.

Your Show a great Success
Sincerely [signature]

Roses are red, but [deleted word] mine are not, Iris K Mayhew. [/inserted]